Stories by bookofjoe

In Praise of "Ain't"

Say Goodbye to Those Absurd Side-Effects Readouts in Drug Commercials

Esketamine Nasal Spray versus Quetiapine for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Cats that fetch are an evolutionary mystery

Spider-Man 2's Brooklyn Is a Beautiful, Empty Place

Roger Kastel, 'Jaws' Poster Artist, Dies at 92

When Does Life Stop? A New Way of Harvesting Organs Divides Doctors.

Ask HN: What hardware – phone/lap/desktop/tablet– is your main way to access HN?

Bringing sex toys out of the dark: exploring unmitigated risks

Incognito Mode Isn't Doing What You Think It's Doing

There is a scientific fraud epidemic – and we are ignoring the cure

Icelandic authorities consider plan to pump water on to lava if volcano erupts

C diff spores resist bleach and remain viable on surgical scrubs, fabrics

Disclosure and National Security: Should US Gov Reveal What It Knows About UAP?

The Bright Side of Secrecy: The Energizing Effect of Positive Secrets [pdf]

Can playing 16:9 content on a 21:9 OLED screen affect burn-in risk? Apparently.

'Several people' could be the next Apple CEO, reveals Tim Cook

Researchers develop a flat metalens that can change its focal length

A heritable iron memory enables decision-making in Escherichia coli

Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI's Chief Executive